Curriculum & Teaching Styles

I cannot speak to the curriculum that the schools and teachers are currently using on how it will prepare children to survive in the 21st century. As far as the curriculum, teaching styles and teachers being outdated I am sure there are some schools where that is the situation and schools have not been pro-active about planning for the future of their students. With the student groups that I work with at our local schools there seems to be a disconnect between the individual students and the teachers / administrators at the school. In my opinion that is where our public schools are missing the mark in relating to students and preparing them for their future.

I know for my family we have been homeschooling since 1995 and during that time we have tried our best to stay up to date on curriculum and educational resources available to us. We have tailored our curriculum to the interest and educational level of our children on an individual level. Through our homeschooling we do whatever we can to make the lessons interactive and as hands on as possible. The combination of these decisions provides our children with an environment which fosters individual growth and success.